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A pile of 2C-E pills, commonly known as "europa" and locally known as "dragonfly."

There was spice, then bath salts and now we have “dragonfly.” The latest in a trend of legal designer drugs has come to town and the Pocatello Police Department has already seen it crop up in the hands of local teens.

The drug was invented decades ago by Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, who gained fame for popularizing ecstasy and dozens of other laboratory-made pills. Officially known as 2C-E, and also known as “europa,” the drug garnered national attention after killing 19 people ages 16-21, and hospitalizing many more, in a Minneapolis suburb back in March.

Despite it’s path of damage, the drug remains legal. In fact, Shulgin originally developed it under a DEA-sanctioned license. The task of making drugs illegal, however, isn’t exactly instantaneous, as we’ve seen with both spice and bath salts.

According to the PPD, dragonfly causes a high similar to LSD or mescaline that can last up to 12 hours. Sgt. Mo Canfield said they several local teens have received medical attention for overdosing on the drug, including at least one who was hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

Canfield said the PPD is still trying to learn about dragonfly. They just learned about its existence this past Thursday, and now they’re trying to get the message of the dangers out to schools and parents as quickly as possible.

The police are releasing more information later today and are asking anyone with any information about 2C-E/dragonfly/europa to call Officer Peck or Sgt. Canfield at 234.6120.

25 Responses to “‘Dragonfly’ is the latest horrible synthetic drug in town”

2C-B rings a bell. It was one of the first new (to me) drugs I declined in the late 80s/early90s. My friend Al took his dose and the one he was saving for me. I asked him, an hour or two later, how the 2C-B was treating him.
“I know you,’ he said, leering at me over his shoulder. “you’ re Joe and Frank Hardy.”
I guess this new thing is a further refinement of that old thing, like MDMA (ecstasy) was a further refinement of MDA.

There is a huge problem when laws can’t be changed to hurt the manufactors of such products. If the drugs kills people, not just an alergic reaction, but because it is bad for you then- bingo – Banned.
But the problem goes even deeper for the people putting these man made chemical – who knows what, into their bodies. Really Bonsi fertlizer, that is the chemical they used on spice.

I can’t believe how easy it is for our children to get ahold of drugs these days….It is so scary!! Every second kid in school sells it or smokes it. My kids are mid teens, and when my son asks to go to a friends house, I’m terrified because I find out that they smoked weed! EVERY TIME HE GOES TO ANYBODY’S HOUSE…..THEY SMOKE!!!!! What the heck is wrong with this picture???? Even girls do it as much as the guys….it’s frightening!

get high on jesus ?….. really ? more like don’t do any drugs at all…. and I’m sorry but i don’t believe . -__- and that should be ok with you cause if i want to covert i will and thank you for spreading the word i have nothing against you. bye

This post is actually very inaccurate and misleading. 2c-e (aka “Europa”) is not the same as “dragonfly” (which refers to a completely different chemical called Bromo-DragonFLY). Doses of 2c-e are typically 10-20mg, while Bromo-DragonFLY is extremely potent and doses are measured in MICROGRAMS (that’s 1/1000 of a mg). The drug that caused the deaths and injuries in Minnesota was Bromo-DragonFLY mistakenly believed to be 2c-e, and thus taken in much, much higher doses than it should have been. This led to overdose. Please do your proper research before you post ill-informed and sensationalist posts on the internet about chemicals you do not understand. These postings lead to all kinds of confusion and panic and hinder efforts of responsible users and educators to receive and present accurate information that saves lives.

MY GRANDAUGHTERS (8&11) ARE NOT IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT EXPOSES THEM TO THESE THINGS. THEY ATTEND A CHRISTIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL. IT IS VERY COSTLY, BUT THE MANY SACRIFICES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN MANY, ARE WELL WORTH HAVING HEALTHLY, WELL ROUNDED, CHRIST CENTERED LIVES & HOME. I PRAY THAT WITH THE LORD’S GUIDANCE, THEIR LIVES WILL NEVER KNOW OR THE THINGS EXPRESSED IN YOUR EMAILS ABOUT GETTING HIGH AND WHAT DOSES TO TAKE OF A DEADLY DRUG!!!!!!!!!!! I SINCERELY PRAY FOR THE SAFE KEEPING OF YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL. GOD IS THERE FOR YOU AND HE IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE TIME HE IS GOOD. AMEN

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